Those hoping to see at least one member of the Holden family donning a Houston Dynamo jersey during the 2010 MLS season are officially out of luck. Euan Holden, the younger brother of Stuart and a fourth-round pick of the Dynamo in this year's draft, has signed a 1-year deal with Danish side Vejle Boldklub according to a story on the club's official website. Click to continue reading...

University of Denver defender Kris Banghart, from Fort Collins, was chosen by Real Salt Lake with the 64th pick of Thursday's Major League Soccer draft.

After transferring to Denver for his sophomore year, Banghart started every game at defender for the past three seasons and served as co-captain as a senior.

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Much love to those who stopped by to post comments over the last week while there was not much posting going on. There's plenty of stuff that came up while I was gone, and I promise I'll try get to it all eventually.
In the meantime, I've been wanting to put together a retrospective of the site in what was really its first year of consistent activity, and perhaps introduce newer readers to posts they might have missed. Click to continue reading...

(Gli "attacchi" di Elizabeth Lambert)
Ormai è una celebrità nel web. Elizabeth Lambert, giovane calciatrice del New Mexico, è diventata famosa non solo per le doti sul campo ma per i suoi "colpi proibiti", sempre sul terreno di gioco. Date un occhiata al video e capirete di cosa stiamo parlando. Click to continue reading...

So what did I spend today doing? Bringing the rest of you up to snuff. First I had to correct Wilt on when Columbus Crew Stadium was built and how much it cost in his "Top 20 MLS Stadia" post (it was completed in 1999 at a reported cost of around $27 million [Ed. Although Wikipedia says $28.5 mil]). Click to continue reading...

Violence in women's sports has made the news, thanks to the recent YouTube exposé of unsportsmanlike play in a match between the University of New Mexico and BYU. And while it's generally nice to read ANY press about women's sports, this is some unwelcome attention.

In response to events, some are taking the opportunity to make bad jokes.

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Thanks, AMR, for sharing thie video below of the University of New Mexico's Elizabeth Lambert demonstrating how NOT to play the game of soccer.

I am glad to see that New Mexico suspended this player, but even so, ya gotta think this kind of match play didn't suddenly arise out of the blue.

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Who says girls on the soccer field are too soft? look and see why Not that we want our own Banyana Banyana to employ these tactics, but a University of New Mexico soccer player has become an Internet celebrity for the wrong reasons.

Girl Soccer Player Pulls Hair

According to the Huffington Post Junior defender Elizabeth Lambert was suspended Friday for her infractions the day before during a 1-0 loss to BYU in a Mountain West Conference semifinal.

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Elizabeth Lambert. Plays of the University of New Mexico.
She's brutal. Worse than Cantona or Gattuso or Materazzi or anyone you can think of.
Check out the highlights from SportsCenter.
Then check out some links:

• MLS Defender of the Year: Chad Marshall.

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Soccer can be a tough game and it's especially so in the Mountain West Conference. Footage of the conference semifinal game in Provo, Utah where BYU beat New Mexico 1-0 has been making the rounds and not for the right reasons.

Why is it that the only times women's sports make the nightly news is when they cross the line?

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Soccer can be a tough game and it appears that's especially true in the Mountain West Conference. Footage of the conference semifinal game in Provo, Utah – where BYU beat New Mexico 1-0 – has been making the rounds and not for any of the right reasons.

Why is it that the only time women's sports make the nightly news is when the players cross the line?

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Once upon of time there were soccer hardmen such as Roy Keane and Vinnie Jones. Then came the likes of Gennaro Gattuso, Rigobert Song and Marco Materazzi. Now we introduce you to the toughest female soccer player that we've ever seen Elizabeth Lambert of the University of New Mexico. Check out Lethal Liz throw a [. Click to continue reading...

Elizabeth Lambert, junior defender for the University of New Mexico's women's soccer team should be red carded for life. Brandon Spikes has gotten the heat lately (deservedly so), but there's no excuse for this.

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As much stick as American fans of football a/k/a soccer get from the mainstream sports media and sports fan, I'm always shocked at how many fans of the Beautiful Game dismiss the women's game. Those of us who take even a passing interest in women's football know it is not a gentle love fest. Click to continue reading...